What the mother and daughter discussed, I didn’t know. But from the fact that the storms over the Tower of Storms have subsided, it would seem that things might go smoothly from here on out.
It was ti for to return to my regular studies at the Academy of Environntal Science. Specifically, my teacher Mage Adam, must miss , or he must have probably forgotten about my re existence, considering how busy he had been when I was in the process of leaving.
’I have learned a few more things since I left, I wonder if he can help with those.’ The few new things in my ntion were obviously Amir’s work, and I wondered if Mage Adam might be interested in studying it or not.
He is a free Mage Scholar, not under any governnt, and had just been hired by the academy due to his achievents in the field of Magic Theory and not for his strength as a Master Level Mage.
Truly a unique Enigma. I was lucky enough to beco his errand boy for the little while I had been in the academy and now, I was going to be his errand boy again.
Co morning and I was fresh and ready to visit him.
So I entered the academy that was at the edge of Garlum, just like Tower of Storms, but where it differed was the direction, as it faced fertile fields and a jungle which all ca under the Academy’s Jurisdiction and were treated as experintal sites.
As for , after showing my ID card, I was let in without worry. And due to my identity as the only dwarf in this Academy, most of the guards at the gates haven’t forgotten my face.
So were even curious, wondering why I had disappeared for so long, and the only answer I could give was. "I was doing a field research, and found sothing interesting." The interesting ones were obviously Amir’s notes.
"Did sothing happen while I was absent?" I asked.
Although all noteworthy information had already been fed to through the clones I left, I was still curious if there was sothing stupid that my clone might have overlooked.
And as I expected, there was.
"Mage Vinnie had been asking about you."
’Who?’ I wondered, before suddenly recalling a figure from not too long ago.
’Ah, that envious child.’ Thanking the guards I entered the Academy after a long ti and found that sothing had changed since before.
"Hey, stop!" A soldier in a military outfit ca and stopped in my tracks, before asking to show my purpose of visit and asking for an ID.
Which I showed gladly at first. And although he still kept asking so stupid questions, I was able to free myself from him, before going my rry way towards Mage Adam’s Office.
But as I climbed the 1st floor, another soldier ca and asked the sa question. "Soone below already did a checkup, why are you asking for it again."
"Don’t mouth off so freely and do as I ask you to do." This soldier was guarded against . Which was to be expected, considering I am a new face in the Academy and stand out a bit too much.
So it was expected to be called out by these soldiers again and again. The very soldiers who were here to protect the Country’s bright future.
Probably a protection asure taken by Tower Master after her little experint in Luthanza. She expects a similar retaliation before the war starts for real. And this was her answer.
Which I won’t complain about, at least she won’t make the sa mistakes her Husband made all those years ago and go against my suggestions, which resulted in his death.
Hah, but enough about the past." Is this enough?"
"No, these can be forged. Tell your purpose for the visit."
"What purpose for the visit, I am a Mage Scholar who just returned from field study. If you are so curious about my identity, ask anyone from that library, they must know ."
"A dwarf with not even a hint of mana expects to beco a Mage Scholar?" I didn’t expect this. These soldiers were a tad bit too annoying. And now, they even started to look down on ? Just because I don’t exude mana, like those other mages?
"Would you just confirm my identity with soone... and do it fast? I wish to visit Professor Adam."
After hearing the Na Adam, the soldier suddenly turned mute. After ordering one of his subordinates to keep an eye on , he went to the library that was next to the stairs and then ca with another alien figure.
"Mage Aliya, this is the one that claid to convene with Mage Adam." Suddenly humble unlike before, the soldier pointed at as he led a woman who I barely rember.
But thanks to the na that the soldier spoke, I suddenly recalled who she was.
’I might have done sothing wrong in my past life.’
"Mage Aliya, please exp..."
"Weren’t you kicked out?" The first words she spoke were lies. She really did hate , huh?
My fate with won really sucked hard. They all co to hate for so odd reason. Or that reason might be outside my control, like fate.
"Please don’t Jest, I had been out due to my research and Just recently returned."
"Then I believe you are unaware of what happened in the last few months."
"Ah, I know, Mage Adam had already received a new understudy, her na was Vinnie I presu." I had known that I was replaced soon after I had left my country. But this was to be expected, there was too much work in Mage Adam’s Hand and there was always a need for an extra hand. So I was not surprised to learn that I had been replaced. But it didn’t an that I was kicked out of the academy.
Nor did it an that I had lost my identity as a Mage Scholar.
"That I am aware of. And Sir Officer, as you can see, I am part of this Academy. She said it herself."
"I said you used to be, but not anymore."
Why is she doing this?
At her nonsensical claims, I tried to talk so more, but it didn’t work. "Can I at least visit the officer and confirm the reason why I was kicked out?"
"Ignorant as ever, unaware of what is going around. Do you think the office has ti for you?"
She was making things tough for for no reason. Made worse by the fact that her next words, really dood her as well as the officer next to her, forever.
"Officer, please get rid of him so that he doesn’t disturb the studies of students who actually put in effort."
She was an elitist, that I can ascertain. She didn’t like how I non-mage was hogging Mage Adam’s ti all for myself. Nor did she like that I entered the academy using connections. Hah, this was getting annoying.
As on subsequent argunt, she even seed to claim as a spy, which made things a tad bit awkward.
"Apprehend him." Said the officer as so guards ca and tried to tackle . But enough was enough.
"Do you know who you are ssing with?" Followed by such words, the officer saw as the surrounding soldiers started to fall down one by one under simple slaps from .
"A Knight?" He asked in horror while aiming his gun at . While the teacher, who was ant to protect students dared to use her magic.
As vines grew around and bound tightly. But I didn’t struggle much. All I asked. "Can you understand, that you just forfeited your life with this?" I asked without a hint of emotion. Which didn’t seem to affect the foolish Teacher Aliya.
But it would seem that the soldier had seed to have caught onto sothing. But then his blind belief in a teacher of the academy broke him out of rationality.
"Don’t worry Officer, only arrogant fools make threats like this. He seems to have looked down on the reach of our Academy."
"No, you seem to not understand, the gravity of what you just did." As the commotion increased, there were a bunch of students as well as teachers rushing to the corridor, finding the little old bound in the vines sowhat funny.
They even laughed at my situation, finding it all so satisfying for I had got my couppance for being so cold to them, looking down on their effort.
All this was so frustrating.
"Release right this instant, I am leaving." I was angered. Truly angered.
And it was not the Crow that was angry, but I as Jester was angry.
These fools, these bastards who I gave the opportunity to grow to this level.
They dare do this to .
And if they dare to do this with , then what about others? People much weaker than and without a voice.
"No, you will go straight to jail." The officer said, finding that mood on his side, he claid as such.
There is no way a person this hated would actually be able to back up his words. Yeah, this dwarf might just be lying.
So he gladly ordered his fallen to carry the bound to the jail cell below the academy usually reserved for experintal subjects.
But now, they did that to . "Teacher Aliya, you have just dood this whole academy." Those were the last words I spoke, as I was taken away from this place under the watchful eyes of virtually everyone who didn’t matter.
Including the girl Vinnie. "Rember to return the book," I said to her, who looked at with confused eyes, not understanding what was happening.
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